[Chorus: belted, open vowels, stacked] I’m the ember they tried to drown I’m the fire that found the ground I RISE I RISE [Bridge: whisper then cracked] They called it weather, called it done I called it fuel and kept it lit Same coal in the same house Still I burn… I stay [Chorus: belted, widest, stacked doubles — final line escalates] I’m the ember they tried to drown I’m the fire that burned the town I RISE I RISE [Outro: whispered, dry, close] Smoke under the door I RISE
